1852 FUE with Dr. Robert Dorin (NYC)

[Gokuhairline]

how it going so far ? curious about dorins work / patients ? let us know

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update ? 10 months right ?

[dotdashdashdash]

Today is one year since my hair transplant.

There were times I thought it wasn't possible for this day to come and time never marched more slowly than during the ugly duckling months. But march on it did. 

The FUE with Dr. Dorin was the best money I ever spent. I am a tough critic, so there's no way I think it is perfect and I am already scheming on a second round. But a random gorgeous woman told me the other day she loves my hair and I nearly ascended into heaven.

I have some diffuse thinning behind the transplant and thinning at my crown, but not sure if enough to move forward with a second procedure without risking too much of the native hair. We did 1852 grafts and I never had an expectation of a thick hairline, but it is still a bummer to see the thinness in places and the right side is certainly less dense than the left. 

I am trying to grow my hair long, which was the driving dream of this whole endeavor, and I've learned (the hard way) about what hair styles work for me and which don't. For me, any style where the hair is lifted at all, especially pompadour style, seems to invite trouble if harsh light collides with it.

That's the problem, though, with an excellent illusion of density: it's easy to forget it's an illusion, too. Nothing like a friend's camera with a flash and harsh light to snap you right back to reality. Live, learn.

Right now, I am on 1mg finasteride daily, topical minoxidil twice per day, and I try to microneedle once per week. 

I haven't been great about posting here, as I intended a year ago, since this has been a very hard year otherwise. I am going to try to post more and will check private messages if I ever can be of help to anyone else. 

Okay here's some pics, not really trying to make it "look good," just showing where we were immediately pre-op and now are:

 

 

Edited March 9, 2022 by dotdashdashdash

[Melvin- Admin]

Looks excellent man very happy for you 👏🏼

[Britanium]

Wow where did that year go.. Looks fantastic 👍🏽

[Al - Moderator]

It's not an extremely thick hair line, but when you compare it with how much recession you had before, it looks great.